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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 91 651 578 4 4 281 29548

Kaarina Sivonen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kaarina Sivonen between 1982 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kaarina Sivonen published across 43 years, from 1982 to 2024, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2005. 6 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2005. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications
1982 2024

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kaarina Sivonen: publications per year, 1982 to 2024
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 6
1990 7
1991 2
1992 10
1993 6
1994 4
1995 4
1996 9
1997 9
1998 7
1999 4
2000 10
2001 5
2002 14
2003 4
2004 10
2005 16
2006 6
2007 10
2008 11
2009 7
2010 8
2011 10
2012 7
2013 12
2014 11
2015 14
2016 5
2017 15
2018 9
2019 11
2020 8
2021 10
2022 4
2023 3
2024 3
Total 294
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Kaarina Sivonen publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaarina Sivonen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 281 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148 281
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Kaarina Sivonen D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaarina Sivonen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34 91
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Kaarina Sivonen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing extensively to both fields.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology

Kaarina Sivonen's main research topics include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "CyanoMetDB, a comprehensive public database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria" (2021), published in Water Research
  • "Phylogenomic Analysis of Secondary Metabolism in the Toxic Cyanobacterial Genera Anabaena, Dolichospermum and Aphanizomenon" (2020), published in Toxins
  • "Comprehensive database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Chemical diversity and cellular effects of antifungal cyclic lipopeptides from cyanobacteria" (2021), published in Physiologia Plantarum
  • "Shared PKS Module in Biosynthesis of Synergistic Laxaphycins" (2020), published in Frontiers in Microbiology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • David P. Fewer
  • Jouni Jokela
  • Matti Wahlsten
  • Ernani Pinto
  • Hanna Mazur-Marzec

Kaarina Sivonen often publishes in specific venues, with multiple works featured in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Toxins
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Physiologia Plantarum
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Improving the coverage of the cyanobacterial phylum using diversity-driven genome sequencing

    Patrick M. Shih;Patrick M. Shih;Dongying Wu;Amel Latifi;Seth D. Axen

  • Phylogenetic evidence for the early evolution of microcystin synthesis

    Anne Rantala;David P. Fewer;Michael Hisbergues;Leo Rouhiainen

  • Effects of light, temperature, nitrate, orthophosphate, and bacteria on growth of and hepatotoxin production by Oscillatoria agardhii strains.

    Kaarina Sivonen

  • Occurrence of the hepatotoxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena in the Baltic Sea and structure of the toxin.

    K Sivonen;K Kononen;W W Carmichael;A M Dahlem

  • Variation of microcystins, cyanobacterial hepatotoxins, in Anabaena spp. as a function of growth stimuli

    Jarkko Rapala;Kaarina Sivonen;Christina Lyra;Seppo I. Niemela

  • Cyanobacterial toxins and toxin production

    Kaarina Sivonen

  • Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth of toxic and nontoxic Microcystis strains and on intracellular microcystin concentrations.

    C. Vézie;J. Rapala;Jaana Vaitomaa;J. Seitsonen

  • Phylogenetic and morphological evaluation of the genera Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Trichormus and Nostoc (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria).

    Pirjo Rajaniemi;Pavel Hrouzek;Klára Kaštovská;Raphaël Willame

  • Quantitative real-time PCR for determination of microcystin synthetase e copy numbers for microcystis and anabaena in lakes.

    Jaana Vaitomaa;Anne Rantala;Katrianna Halinen;Leo Rouhiainen

  • Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis and Toxigenicity of Cyanobacteria

    Brett A. Neilan;Brett A. Neilan;Elke Dittmann;Leo Rouhiainen;R. Amanda Bass

  • Atlas of nonribosomal peptide and polyketide biosynthetic pathways reveals common occurrence of nonmodular enzymes

    Hao Wang;David P. Fewer;Liisa Holm;Leo Rouhiainen

  • High diversity of cultivable heterotrophic bacteria in association with cyanobacterial water blooms.

    Katri A Berg;Katri A Berg;Christina Lyra;Christina Lyra;Kaarina Sivonen;Lars Paulin

  • Growth, nitrogen fixation, and nodularin production by two baltic sea cyanobacteria.

    J Lehtimaki;P Moisander;K Sivonen;K Kononen

  • Toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in Finnish fresh and coastal waters

    K. Sivonen;S. I. Niemelä;R. M. Niemi;L. Lepistö

  • PCR-based identification of microcystin-producing genotypes of different cyanobacterial genera

    Michael Hisbergues;Guntram Christiansen;Leo Rouhiainen;Kaarina Sivonen

  • BASIC: Baltic Sea cyanobacteria. An investigation of the structure and dynamics of water blooms of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea responses to a changing environment.

    LJ Stal;P Albertano;B Bergman;K von Bröckel

  • Genes Coding for Hepatotoxic Heptapeptides (Microcystins) in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena Strain 90

    Leo Rouhiainen;Tanja Vakkilainen;Berit Lumbye Siemer;William Buikema

  • Persistence of cyanobacterial hepatotoxin, microcystin-LR in particulate material and dissolved in lake water

    Kirsti Lahti;Jarkko Rapala;Michael Färdig;Maija Niemelä

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne W. Carmichael
Wayne W. Carmichael Wright State University
Kenneth L. Rinehart
Kenneth L. Rinehart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eva-Mari Aro
Eva-Mari Aro University of Turku
Ken-ichi Harada
Ken-ichi Harada Meijo University
Stein Ove Døskeland
Stein Ove Døskeland University of Bergen
Yagut Allahverdiyeva
Yagut Allahverdiyeva University of Turku
Cheryl A. Kerfeld
Cheryl A. Kerfeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gianluca De Bellis
Gianluca De Bellis National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Pia H. Moisander
Pia H. Moisander University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen University of Helsinki

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